Hue de Grais Park
Hue de Grais Park
The listed Hue de Grais manor house in Wolkramshausen includes a park of around 5 hectares, the basic structure of which has been preserved unchanged with a water parterre, fountains, hedge walkways and an enclosing wall made of natural stone from the Baroque period. This means that the park and the interior of the manor house, which is also Baroque, form a design unit that is characteristic of the Baroque period.
As an important garden monument, the restoration of the park is being generously supported financially by the German Foundation for Monument Protection. The website and social media provide information on the progress of the restoration.
The ensemble of monuments consists of a three-sided courtyard complex with a two-storey Baroque manor house, to which a three-sided staircase leads from the courtyard side and an attached library, as well as an outbuilding on one side and a barn on the other. The library was built as a solid structure of hewn shell limestone with a mansard hipped roof and a façade structured by pilasters. A segmental arch-shaped decorative gable frames the von Wilcke/von Wurmbsche alliance coat of arms.
The baroque park is characterized by classic elements of the period such as geometric structures, arcades, fountains and an orchard. The castle can also be visited every year on Open Monument Day and at other events.
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